it takes a lifetime of consumerist propaganda to actually realize "right craft for the day/location"

lumpy hug day at margs or "that place" - straps or play don't go too fast tippie toes

nice clean down the line 4 ft (when does that ever happen..) - strapless

Would you ride your bike without pedals?

There is only one sweet spot on a sub six foot board and that's where the straps go.

Ignore me if you can stick a strapless boost and aren't the bloke getting in the way of other downwinders while you retrieve your board from the shorebreak.

Chewa said..
Strapless is like sex without a condom

please practice safe kiting... use straps

high as a kite said..
Can't make up my mind.

I only use the front strap.

... + 1 me too!

I use front strap 3/4 of the time because it helps me ride faster over choppy confused water. The other 1/4 of time, I'm in front and out of the strap when water not so choppy plus it helps me get upwind when underpowered!

Something interesting I found though,,,,, I can get over bigger meaner white water strapless,,,, probably because I hit it at slower speed,,,, when a big bad one comes,,,, I hop out of the straps,,,, is that weird?

Cheers,

Robbie :)

Whats long and hard and farks Aussies?
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Primary school.

KBwhokbs said..
Would you ride your bike without pedals?

There is only one sweet spot on a sub six foot board and that's where the straps go.

Ignore me if you can stick a strapless boost and aren't the bloke getting in the way of other downwinders while you retrieve your board from the shorebreak.

bjw said..

Plummet said...
Whats long and hard and farks Aussies?
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Primary school.

Recently due to decreasing number of sheep, New Zealand farmers have been asked to find ways to increase the population.
But in the end they all pulled out.

The intelligence of both countries increases slightly every time a New Zealander emigrates to Aus!

KBwhokbs said..
Would you ride your bike without pedals?

There is only one sweet spot on a sub six foot board and that's where the straps go.

Ignore me if you can stick a strapless boost and aren't the bloke getting in the way of other downwinders while you retrieve your board from the shorebreak.

Totally wrong there is at least 2 sweet spots, one for on a wave and one for going back up wind, however there is actually a heap more.

99% of the time the strapless guy will go upwind better than a strapped guy, unless the strapped guy takes at least one foot out of the straps (or the straps are mounted to far forward for good wavering)

There is a reason stapped riders are usually always using a bigger kite then unstrapped riders and it because they have to overcome the inefficiency of being locked in one spot, usually this means stalling (dragging the arse of the board) when going back up wind.

So you agree there is not one sweet spot where the straps are then?

surfingboye said..
I don't subscribe to the whole 'if it's too windy or wavey use straps' concept. Learn a bit of kite or board control and you'll be set. If that's too hard, carry-on with the foot hooks.

Dudes, don't go learn'n your strapless act in nukin wind at my local pointbreak ...

drift downwind and practise at the gumby break.

We don't want a clusterfk in the zone, right ?

surfingboye said...
I don't subscribe to the whole 'if it's too windy or wavey use straps' concept. Learn a bit of kite or board control and you'll be set. If that's too hard, carry-on with the foot hooks.

There has to be a tipping point where it becomes silly not to have straps.

Or maybe the chargers at Margs just need to learn some board and kite control?

gcdave said..

Whats ur 2c on leashes in the zone slave?

The three things that totally fingered surfing are as follows :

1. Leg ropes

2. Surf schools

3. Sups

waveslave said..

gcdave said..

Whats ur 2c on leashes in the zone slave?

The three things that totally fingered surfing are as follows :

1. Leg ropes

2. Surf schools

3. Sups

And the number 1 thing that is really F##%ed in surfing is the grumpy old F&%Ks (who undoubtedly wear very small shoes) that are way too past it to enjoy themselves and spend all their time floating around, moaning and glaring at the people who are actually having fun.

What these old pricks forget to realise is that even if Sups were never invented they would still be kooks !!

(and yes I just started this profile to troll people with but its here to stay so enjoy it )

Youngbreezy said...

(and yes I just started this profile to troll people with but its here to stay so enjoy it )

OMG ... a troll.

I laugh.

Plummet said..

bjw said..

Plummet said...
Whats long and hard and farks Aussies?
?
Primary school.

Recently due to decreasing number of sheep, New Zealand farmers have been asked to find ways to increase the population.
But in the end they all pulled out.

The intelligence of both countries increases slightly every time a New Zealander emigrates to Aus!

How is the price of lamb in NZ?........... about $150 an hour i hear !!